Articles

  • Hospitality in the Midst of Chaos
    Repat Story
    10.03.2025
    2 min read
    It's inspiring to see people who graduate from the University of Life and do as well as Vatché Yergatian has done, it’s even more inspiring to see them want to lend their talents and wisdom to Armenia.
  • Repatriates' Expertise for Leaving No Child Behind
    Repat Story
    11.02.2025
    3 min read
    In 2021, our family seriously considered repatriating to Armenia for the first time. Repat Armenia has already shared the story of how our journey began in their article “The Man Who Found His Way Home.”
  • The Repatriate Behind Armenia's First and Only Triathlon Club
    Repat Story
    31.01.2025
    7 min read
    Just a few months ago, Triclub Yerevan celebrated its 10th anniversary. This club, which trains triathletes and promotes an active lifestyle, was founded by Vaagn Toukharian, who got into sports – specifically triathlon – during his years in the US.
  • Conductor Nvart Andreassian: Five Decades of Experience for Armenia
    Repat Story
    22.01.2025
    7 min read
    Nvart Andreassian’s professional journey is nothing short of extraordinary. A conductor, musicologist and cultural program manager, she has lived, studied, and worked across the globe – Turkey, France, Belgium, Brazil, Uruguay, China and Russia.
  • We Are In The Same Boat Now
    Thoughts
    15.01.2025
    9 min read
    Yan Shenkman, a journalist, writer, screenwriter and host of numerous projects, moved to Armenia during the first wave of relocations in the spring of 2022. Unlike many others, he chose to stay.
  • Imperial Porcelain with an Armenian Touch
    Repat Story
    09.01.2025
    5 min read
    Lucy Nazaryan grew up in Yerevan, started her studies at Yerevan State University and later headed to Moscow to continue her education at the Financial University.
  • From Russia to Artashat: Building a Future for Youth Football
    Repat Story
    30.12.2024
    4 min read
    Ararat Mambreyan, inspired by the repatriation of many of his relatives, friends and fellow athletes, decided to follow his dream of helping young Armenian players reach their football goals.
  • So you don’t end up looking for yourself among strangers in foreign lands…
    Repat Story
    25.12.2024
    6 min read
    At the Blue Mosque in Yerevan, a venue that regularly brings together fans of Iranian culture, another gathering took place. The focus of the evening was George Abrahamyan, a poet, translator and journalist who has become one of Armenia’s most enthusiastic advocates for Iranian culture.
  • The Golden Vine House: A Crossroads of Past and Present, Armenian and Basque
    Armenian by Choice
    19.12.2024
    8 min read
    We are a married couple, Daniel and Elena, and after many years of traveling and living in different corners of the world, we have chosen Armenia as the place where we want to settle and raise our children.
  • Turning Homesickness Into Art
    Repat Story
    30.11.2024
    8 min read
    As a writer, I have always found it interesting to write about people I have met not through the repatriate community, and who, at first glance, seem like old friends. But through conversations about repatriation, I discover them anew.
  • Love for Armenia Born from Family: The Nush Enamel Jewelry Story
    Repat Story
    27.11.2024
    6 min read
    Nune Malakyan is one of my heroes with a personal story to share. I often spotted her, her husband, Artem Tatevosyan, and their two kids during my strolls along Mesrop Mashtots Avenue.
  • From Armenia to Sweden to Boston To Armenia
    Repat Story
    19.11.2024
    3 min read
    When Armenians decided to move out of Armenia in the early 90s during the “dark and cold” years, they rarely came back. In fact, much of the time they would adopt this idea of abandoning Armenia altogether as the country was seen as a lost cause in the eyes of many Armenians.
  • Daniel’s Journey From the Swiss Peaks to the Armenian Highlands
    Armenian by Choice
    15.11.2024
    3 min read
    Switzerland and Armenia, both countries are small, landlocked, blessed with beautiful mountains, and rely on innovative technologies due to limited natural resources.
  • Happy Back Home: Opera Singer Suren Mkyan's Repatriation to Armenia
    Repat Story
    28.10.2024
    6 min read
    After a long career spanning Italy and the United States, where Suren Mkyan (Mkrtchyan) took on leading roles in international opera productions – including a world premiere of Chukhadjian's Zemire – Suren repatriated to Armenia to perform his own part in bringing Chukhadjian's works to the stage here.
  • Armenian Code Academy: A New Era of Tech Education in Armenia
    Repat Story
    21.10.2024
    7 min read
    I first heard of the protagonist of this story a few years ago. During a call, my mom asked, “Do you know Narek Aslikyan?” I searched his name on Facebook and realized I’d seen him around – once at Ayb’s New Year fair with a classmate, and on social media, promoting IT education in Armenia.